Automobile accessory



Get. 3, 1939. Q GARRlsON 2,174,876

- AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORY Filed Feb. 3, 1938 INVENTOR fieogg'e (farm Jon ATTORNEY! i a tented Oct. 3, 1939 g UNETED STATES PATENT OFFICE AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORY George H. Garrison, Delphi, Ind. Application February 3, 1938, Serial No. 188,413 7 Claims. (Cl. 74564) This invention relates to automobile accessories viewed from the left of Fig. 1, viz., looking diand has for an object to provide means assorectly forwardly along a horizontal line; ciated with the usual accelerator pedal cooperat- Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailed View of part of the ing with the shoe of the operator for facilitating means shown in Figs. 1 and 2;

'5 operation of motor cars. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing a '5 It is well known that when driving motor cars modification of the abutment device shown in for long distances at fairly high speed the leg Figs. 1, 2, and 3;

which is used to hold the accelerator pedal in Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing a depressed or partly depressed position becomes modified form; and

very tired. This is due to the fact that the ac- Fig. 6 is a View similar to Fig. 2 illustrating 10 celerator pedal must be held down against the the device shown in Fig. 5. resistance of the accelerator pedal spring. These Referring to said drawing, the letter D may springs are frequently made quite strong and be taken to represent the diagonal foot board of therefore cause particularly great fatigue. any standard car and letter F the usual more or Ratchet means and other holding devices for less vertical extension thereof serving to form 15 holding the accelerator pedal in depressed posia wall between the engine compartment and the tion have been proposed but such devices are impassenger space. A]? represents the accelerator practical due to the difficulty of disengaging them pedal of usual construction, serving to operate in emergencies. a rod or the like ll connected to the throttle It is an object of the present invention to proe ha sm of h C it b g e st o h 20 vide a simple and practical device which may be the rod H 01 parts Con ected t e to are p applied to various standard types of motor vevided with sprin means tending to p the hicles and which will cooperate with the shoe of accelerator p al p to its n r position, the wearer to resist the reaction of the accelerwhich may b bou 8 S own.

ator pedal spring in any position of adjustment T numerals d I3 indicate generally 25 of the pedal which may be desired. L-shaped members formed with the more or less A further object is to provide su h m ns rearwardly extending portions lid and [3a which against which the shoe of the operat i are arranged to converge somewhat as shown pressed, said means providing an abutm t t and which are preferably covered with rubber receive the reaction of the accelerator pedal material. Said members l2 and it are also 30 spring, said reaction being transmitted through formed With Portions "hand 53?) Which, as the shoe. shown, are slotted to receive a threaded exten- A more specific object is t provide Such sion E la on a bolt member It formed with an device cooperating with the sole only of the enlarged Portion d in p io o the 5 shoe of the operator, wall F by means of a nut M0. The wing nut lid A th object i t provide such an abutserves as a convenient means for clamping the t means in duplicat Said means being so abutment members l2 and [3 into any desired constructed and arranged that the Shoe f the position in accordance with the preferences of wearer is wedged therebetween. the 11561" A furth r object is to provide Such a means It will be seen that when the accelerator pedal 40 in which the several parts are adjustable in rela- 1S Pressedt rely or partly, and

tion to each other and to the accelerator pedal. the foot 511d upwardly the Shoe W111 be wedged A more Specific means is to provide such an between the accelerator pedal AP and the two abutment member or members overlaid with abgtrlnent g g if' a i Z pe a may e e in a posi ion or an inagi: 253L215; fig i gggg ig g fi giggf 2 :8 definite period without causing fatigue since the muscles of the leg of the operator are not called Pleafly from the following desqriptior} an upon to resist the action of the accelerator pedal illustrative embodiment of the inventive idea Spring and f' Wodlficatlons when taken A simpler form of construction is shown in Fig. 50 00111160151011 Wlth the accompanying drawlng 111 4 where instead of adjustable arms l2 and 13, a which: single member I5 is shown having upwardly ex- 1 is a trflnSVerSe w P y in S c ion Of tending arms l5a preferably also rubber covered. one such illustrative form; These arms are connected by an integral plate [51) 55 Fig. 2 is a view of the form shown in Fig. 1 which may be formed with either a round hole or 55 a slot I50 for adjustably positioning the device relative to the car body.

In Figs. 5 and 6 a somewhat modified form is shown. The abutment in this case instead of consisting of two outwardly extending members between which the shoe sole is wedged consists of a single member cooperating with the toe portion of the shoe. As shown, this consists of an abutment device It preferably concave in crosssection, as shown, for the purpose of guiding the toe intoproper relation therewith. The member I6 is also preferably slightly curved as viewed in a longitudinal vertical plane. The center of curvature thereof is preferably at a point, such as the point C (Fig. 5) so that outward motion of the pedal under the influence of its spring will serve to move the shoe in such a direction that the toe portion of its sole will tend to wedge against the abutment shoe IS. The inner surface of said abutment shoe I6 is preferably lined with rubber or the like l6b.

While I have herein shown and described only certain embodiments of certain features of my present invention it is to be understood that they are to be regarded merely as illustrative and that I do not intend to limit myself thereto except as may be required by the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a device of the type described, the combination of an accelerator pedal for a motor vehicle or the like provided with spring means for returning it to normal position, an abutment device mounted upon the vehicle adjacent said accelerator pedal, said device being so constructed, arranged, and located that a portion of the shoe of the operator may be wedged thereagainst in such a manner as to cause said shoe to transmit the reaction force of said spring to said abutment device, said abutment device comprising two converging members between which members and the accelerator pedal the shoe of the operator may be wedged.

2. In a device of the type described, the combination of an accelerator pedal for a motor vehicle or the like provided with spring means for returning it to normal position, an abutment device mounted upon the vehicle adjacent said accelerator pedal, said device being so constructed, arranged, and located that a portion of the shoe of the operator may be wedged thereagainst in such a manner as to cause said shoe to transmit the reaction force of said spring to said abutment device, said abutment device comprising two relatively adjustable members between which members and the accelerator pedal the shoe of the operator may be wedged.

3. A device in accordance with claim 1 in which said abutment device consists of a single integral member formed with two outwardly extending projections, between which projections and the accelerator pedal the shoe of the operator may be wedged.

4. A device in accordance with claim 1 in which said abutment device consists of a single integral member formed with a single projecting element between which and the accelerator pedal the shoe of the operatonmay be wedged to hold the accelerator pedal in position.

5. A device of the type described for use in combination with an accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle or the like provided with spring means for returning it to normal position, said device being so constructed and arranged that when mounted in position adjacent the accelerator pedal a portion of the shoe of the operator may be wedged thereagainst in such a manner as to cause said shoe to transmit the reaction force of said spring to said abutment device, said abutment device comprising two converging members between which members and the accelerator pedal the shoe of the operator may be wedged.

6. A device of the type described for use in combination with an accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle or the like provided with spring means for returning it to normal position, said device being so constructed and arranged that when mounted in position adjacent the accelerator pedal a portion of the shoe of the operator may be wedged thereagainst in such a manner as to cause said shoe to transmit the reaction force of said spring to said abutment device, said abutment device comprising two relatively adjustable members between which members and the accelerator pedal the shoe of the operator may be wedged,

7. A device of the type described for use in combination with an accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle or the like provided with spring means for returning it to normal position, said device being so constructed and arranged that when mounted in position adjacent the accelerator pedal a portion of the shoe of the operator may be wedged thereagainst in such amanner as tocause said shoe to transmit the reaction force of said spring to said abutment device, said abutment device comprising two generally L.-shaped members each having one arm thereof slotted, said slotted arms being crossed and adjustably held in place by a fastening member passing through said slots, and the other arm of each said member extending outwardly and being engageable vbythe shoe of the operator.

GEORGE H. GARRISON. 

